Key Words Flashcards
Automation
The use of control systems for operating equipment such as machinery and processes in factories; this reduces human input
Co-operative
A group of people united to meet a common social economic or cultural need through a jointly - owned business
Client
The person being designed for and whose needs are being met
Conceptual stages (of design)
Use of models, sketches and computer aided designs to show the design of a product as it develops
Crowd funding
A large amount of people who raise money for a project or venture
Commerial process
Manufacturing method used to produce products in quantity
Continuous improvement
The identification of improvements and subquent evolution of products
Ecological
The consideration of the environment and the impact that desingn can have on it
Fabricate
using processes such as cutting, bending, joining and assembly to produce products
Ethics
Moral decisions when designing and manufacturing
Finite
A source which can run out any day
Iterative design
Design methodology on a cyclical process of analysing, prototyping and testing to refine a product. Each iteration and result starts the process again
Functionality
How well a product carries out its purpose
Fusibility
How well a material is converted by heat into a molten or liquid state dependant on its melting point
Lean manufacturing
Reducing and elimininatingwaste in a manufacturing process
Life cycle assesment
A technique used to assess the environmental imact of a product at all steages of its manufacture, use and disposal
Market Pull
Products developed to meet the needs of society or a specific section of the market.
Mechanical device
Mechanism which produces and/or changes movement
Nesting
The tessellatjon of shapes or nets on a material to minimise the amount of waste during manufacture
Physical properties
Properties they refer to the actual matter that froms the material (eg insulation, conductivity, fusibility)
Primary source
Where materials originate (polymers from oil ect) and the raw material that needs to be converted to a workable form
Planned Obsolescence
Deliberately designing the lifecycle of a product to be short, forcing the user to update their products quickly
Primary source
Research collected first - hand by a designer to develop a product or idea
Prototype
An early model or sample of a product used to test a concept
Stock form
The standard shape and size of materials as they are bought
Social footprint
The impact a society or individual has on society
Social responsibility
The idea that a designer needs to evaluate the impact their product could have on society and take action to make this better
Schematic diagram
Graphic symbols pr simplistic diagrams used to convey a system (eg an underground map)
Technology push
Technological discoveries used to drive the development f a product
Tolerance
The minimum and maximum measurements that can be accepted when manufacturing
Working properties
How a materia, reacts to external forces
User centred design
Design development with the user at the centre of the focus. The designer tries to envisage how the product will actually be used, as opposed to focusing on other areas such as cost
Alloys
Mixute of two or more metals to combine desired properties
Ferrous
Mixtures that contain iron which means that they are: magnetic, hard and malleable.
Eg: cast iron, high carbon steel
Non ferrous
A mixture that doesnt contain any iron which means its: more malleable, dosnt rust and is not magnetic
Eh: copper aluminium and zinc
